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What are the sources for WeatherOnline forecasts?


The WeatherOnline forecasts are created by using a MOS system developed in-house with the most current US weather services model data (GFS). The statistical methods of the Model-Output-Statistic (MOS)-System were developed in cooperation with the Meteorological Department of the University of Bonn.

What is a MOS-System?


A Model-Output-Statistic (MOS)-System combines the data of the weather forecast model and the locally recorded data for any given point by transforming the model data from a coarse grid to detailed small scale areas.
In order to do so, one needs a large volume of past model forecast data as well as the corresponding recorded data for any given location. The MOS-System relates these two sets of data in an optimized fashion allowing development of the local weather forecast by using the most current model forecast.

What are the time intervals used in the temperature and icons of the local forecasts?


The forecasted maximum temperature always refers to a 12hour window from 6am to 6om local time.
The forecasted minimum temperature always refers to the 12hour window from 6pm of the day before the forecast day to 6 am of the forecast day.
The weather icon for the morning refers to the time between 6am and 12pm local time, the icon for the afternoon is valid from 12am to 6pm local time and the evening icon refers to the time from 6pm to 12am local time.

How often are the current weather conditions and forecasts updated?


The current weather information as well as the satellite images are updated every 30 minutes whereas the radar images are being updated every 15 minutes.
The local weather forecasts as well as the weather charts are updated 8 times a day. The updates start at 2 am CEST or 3 am CEST depending on daylight saving time and continue on a three hourly bases.


Nearby Weather Stations - Elk River Distance
Princeton Airport 4.9 km
Waseca Airport 8.7 km
Flying Cloud Airport 13.4 km
Grand Rapids 14.2 km
Aitkin Airport 15.6 km
Forest City Airport 15.9 km
Bigfork 19.6 km
Ames Airport 23.8 km
Crystal Airport 24.2 km
Albert Lea Airport 24.8 km
Ankeny Regional Airport 25.2 km
Des Moines Intl. Airport 28.1 km
Clarion Airport 28.8 km
Mason 29.7 km
McGregor Airport 29.9 km
Falls Intl. Airport 29.9 km
Buffalo Airport 31.1 km
Osceola Muni 33.0 km
Mora Airport 33.1 km
Cambridge Airport 33.7 km
Rawson Lake 35.9 km
Owatonna (Awos) 36.1 km
Chariton 36.4 km
Iowa Falls Airport 38.0 km
Anoka 39.0 km
Minneapolis 39.1 km
Airlake Airport 39.2 km
Boone Airport 39.3 km
Webster City 39.3 km
Mankato Regional Airport 39.8 km
South St. Paul Airport 46.5 km
Maple Lake Airport 47.1 km
St. Cloud Regional Airport 55.7 km
St. Paul Downtown Airport 55.7 km
Knoxville 56.4 km
Glencoe Airport 58.5 km
Stanton Airfield 61.7 km
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport 63.6 km
Newton Airport 65.5 km
Rush City Rgnl Arpt 68.7 km
Perry Airport 71.0 km
Austin Airport 71.3 km
Longville Airport 71.6 km
Fort Dodge Regional Airport 71.7 km
Pella Airport 73.7 km
Field of Dreams AP 74.4 km
Marshall Town Muni 75.1 km
Algona Airport 79.7 km
Range Regional Airport 80.8 km
Orr Regional Airport 80.8 km
Dodge Center Airport 83.9 km
Moose Lake Co Arpt 85.6 km
Little Falls/Morrison 87.3 km
Hutchinson Airport 91.0 km
Pine River 91.5 km
Creston 95.0 km
Grinnell Airport 95.3 km
Kenora Airport 95.4 km
Fairmont Airport 95.5 km
Dryden Airport 95.6 km
Cook Muni Arpt 97.6 km
Osceola Airport 98.3 km
New Ulm Airport 104.2 km
Litchfield Airport 104.8 km
Northeast Iowa Regional Airport 107.0 km
Waskish Muni Airpt 108.0 km
New Richmond Regional Airport 115.0 km
Baudette Intl. Airport 118.1 km
Cloquet Carlton 119.0 km
Rochester Intl. Airport 119.0 km
Eveleth Muni (Awos) 119.4 km
Red Wing Regional Airport 120.7 km
Walker Airport 120.9 km
Oskaloosa Airport 121.7 km
Scotts Seaplane Base 121.8 km
Ottumwa Regional Airport 126.6 km
Paynesville Airport 130.5 km
Waterloo Regional Airport 130.8 km
Estherville Muni 132.6 km
Burnett County Airport 133.2 km
Staples 137.6 km
Arthur N. Neu Airport 138.6 km
Long Prairie Airport 144.7 km
Sauk Centre Muni 151.9 km
Flag Island 151.9 km
Bemidji Regional Airport 153.2 km
Audubon County Airport 153.6 km
Duluth Airport 154.2 km
Fillmore County Airport 155.3 km
Jackson Airport 158.3 km
Olivia Airport 163.0 km
Richard I. Bong Airport 164.3 km
Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base 165.3 km
Park Rapids Municip 167.5 km
Atlantic Airport 167.8 km
Redwood Falls Muni 169.0 km
Vinton Airport 172.3 km
Windom 172.9 km
Willmar Airport 174.0 km
Cumberland Airport 176.5 km